Assignment 1

Tá mé, I am

 Bhí mé, I was Beidh mé, I shall be

Tá tú, you are
Tá sé, he, (it) is
Tá sí, she is
Táimid, we are
Tá sibh, you are
Tá siad, they are

 

    

Níl mé, I am not

 Ní raibh mé, I was not Ní bheidh mé

Níl tú, you are not
Níl sé, he is not
Níl sí, she is not
Nílimid, we are not
Níl sibh, you are not
Níl siad, they are not

 

    
An bhfuil mé?, am I?
An bhfuil tú?, are you?
An bhfuil sé?, is he?
An bhfuil sí?, is she?
An bhfuilimid?, are we?
An bhfuil sibh?, are you?
An bhfuil siad?, are they?		 An raibh mé? was I? An mbeidh mé?

Look at the lists above: the present, past and future of tá, as well as the
negative form the interrogative forms. Practice them and then translate the following sentences:

  1. I am working and I am not talking.
  2. Are you listening? I am. (éisteacht)
  3. Is the little girl reading? (léamh). She is not reading, she was reading yesterday (inné)
  4. We were here yesterday, will you be here tomorrow? We won’t be here.
  5. Will the boy (buachaill) be here soon? (go luath). He won’t.
  6. Are the girls walking slowly? (go mall). They are not, they are running (rith).

Remember to put “ag” before the verbal noun to give you the present participle or the ing part of the verb. Good luck. Looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday.

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